Some of the major concerns regarding competency-based education (CBE) and ways of dealing with them are discussed. CBE is viewed as an opportunity for educators to work for real improvement in the teaching and learning process. (MP)

This brief discussion of basic administrative postures may help principals direct their schools' efforts to cope with minimum competency regulations. (Author)

Institutions that recognize individual needs and view individual feelings as natural and normal generally either provide effective strategies or allow for their development. Rather than punishing an individual for feelings, the institution provides an opportunity for dealing with feelings in a manner productive to the individual and to the…

The Career Advancement through Short-term Training (CAST) project offered comprehensive career guidance and counseling to those persons needing to upgrade technical skills, those needing flexible training schedules, those moving into new careers, and those needing prerequisite training. Materials and products were developed to implement a…

This manual lists statewide standards for the appliance servicing program in Georgia. The standards are divided into 12 categories: foundations (philosophy, purpose, goals, program objectives, availability, evaluation); admissions (admission requirements, provisional admission requirements, recruitment, evaluation and planning); program structure…

One of a series of implementation documents prepared in conjunction with the revised minimum standards adopted in 1983 by the Ohio State Board of Education, this publication is designed to help teachers and administrators organize secondary reading instruction that will meet the requirements of the revised standards. The document is organized into…

One of a series of implementation documents prepared in conjunction with the revised minimum standards adopted in 1983 by the Ohio State Board of Education, this publication is designed to assist those charged with program development and review in reviewing their high school programs to determine whether their mathematics curricula meet the…

The faculty of the Department of Psychology at Tennessee State University (TSU), a state university with a predominantly Black student body, designed a competency- based secondary school counselor certification proposal which is not tied to coursework in theory. This allows for flexibility in implementing the competencies within diverse courses in…

An executive report summarizes the Alberta Vocational Centre's development of a portable individualized, competency-based learning system for use in an adult basic education program in a non-institutional community location. The report deals with the project's rationale, development (including management, curricular development, budget, and site…

Competencies for Articulation materials have been developed by public schools, an educational district, and a community college in Nebraska to help vocational education students progress from one level of educational training to another and to employment. Their progress is to be measured by "competencies," each of which has three parts:…

This module, one of a set of seven instructional materials designed for competency-based vocational education administrator education, is designed to help the learner develop skills in implementing competency-based instruction (CBI) in vocational education. Following introductory material discussing the organization of the module, the module's…

The Kentucky Model for competency-based vocational education is a system for the instructional program's development and delivery, from identification of incumbent worker tasks to student occupational competence. The components, each of which supports the others and is affected in content by the others, are: (1) instructional objectives derived…

This module is part of a competency-based staff development training package which presents a systematic approach to guidance, counseling, and placement. The focus of this module is training staff personnel to determine program goals and objectives. On completion of the readings and activities of this module the reader will be able to use current…

This booklet is one of five related publications that delineate the program developed by the District of Columbia Public Schools for fulfilling the district's educational mission. The heart of this effort is the design and implementation of a districtwide competency-based curriculum for the prekindergarten level through grade 12, plus the…

In an effort to meet the demands made on electricity and electronics training today, specific suggestions are given for the development of an instructional program that is based on employment need, that focuses on occupational clusters, and that can be implemented in the electronics area with relative ease. (SH)